Andrew Pinder CBE

Former Advisory Board Member

Andrew Pinder is the past Chairman of BECTA and the former e-Envoy, UK Cabinet Office. As e-Envoy based in the UK Cabinet Office, Andrew reported directly to the Prime Minister in leading the drive to get the UK online

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Andrew Pinder is the past Chairman of BECTA (the British Educational Communications and
Technology Agency) and the former e-Envoy, UK Cabinet Office. As e-Envoy based in the UK Cabinet
Office, Andrew reported directly to the Prime Minister in leading the drive to get the UK
online, ensuring that the country, its citizens and businesses derived the maximum benefit from
the knowledge economy. He coordinated the government strategy, ensuring e-access and training,
galvanising UK business and driving the e-agenda through government.

Andrew has a long and distinguished career in both the private and public sectors. After 18
years in the Inland Revenue, where he became Director of IT, Andrew moved to the private sector,
becoming Director of Operations and Technology at Prudential Corporation, before joining
Citibank Investment bank as head of European Operations and Technology. After performing other
roles in Citibank, including spells in New York, continental Europe and Dublin, Andrew left the
bank in 1999.

Prior to his appointment as e-Envoy in 2001, he was engaged in a number of new
technology-related start ups and, as a partner, in a small venture capital firm, as well as
carrying out a number of management consultancy assignments for Government.